This afternoon I was thrilled to receive a message from one of my dear anencephaly mom friends. She had her son back in 2010. After her son passed he was able to participate in donation for research. Since then she … Continue reading
Bethany C.
October is a special month. Many people connect October to the beautiful colors, wonderful fall food, decorative mums and pumpkins, and Halloween as reasons for it being special. But, for many others it is special because it is Miscarriage, Stillbirth, … Continue reading
Today we celebrate my son, Amalya Nathaniel on his first Birthday and first Heaven Day. Today holds so many emotions and memories. It’s hard to believe that a year has gone by since we said hello and goodbye to our … Continue reading
I have had a very proud and excited momma heart all weekend for several reasons. I’m happy to have a place to share them. The biggest reason is that milestones are being made in the world of neonatal organ donation. … Continue reading
It’s been a while since I’ve done a blog post. It has been a busy summer, and the past several weeks have been dedicated to prep work for my “real job” as a special education teacher. The beginning of school … Continue reading
It has been an AMAZING launch week for Purposeful Gift. It has been awesome receiving feedback, encouragement, and having discussions with people about the site, as well as neonatal organ donation in general. We are thankful for all the people … Continue reading
On July 8, 2013 Eric and I had an amazing opportunity to speak at an IIAM (International Institute For the Advancement of Medicine) training conference in Las Vegas, NV. This was a small conference focused on training medical staff from … Continue reading
Welcome to Purposeful Gift. This website has been a labor of love with the goal of helping other families be able to participate in donation. Our experience with donation brought us so much joy, peace, and healing after saying goodbye … Continue reading